do you smoke and ride at the same time?

I don't smoke and have luckily never seen anyone smoke whilst riding. I wouldn't let anyone smoke on my yard and have to say if I saw someone smoking whilst riding I would immediately think Chav. It's just such a horrible look.
 
putasocinit said:
Ladyt25 - i agree with you, anyway we are contributing to helping the other taxpayers supporting benefit street, now they are a common bunch, unemployed but still smoking, and they make smoking look cheap and nasty
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That's one thing that does yank my chain actually I hate to watch those programmes as I get so infuriated with the whole fact that they complain about having nothing but smoke like trains and don't want to work but the kids are walking out of their clothes!

I understand that the image of smoking conjures that stereotype but it's really unfair on those of us that do work, pay for our horses, pay for our own cigarettes and enjoy a smoke after a hack.
 
I must be common then :) something I'd rather be than judgemental.

For what it's worth I'm never harsh on my horses or any animal and frankly fail to see the connection between smoking and the treatment of animals.

In regards to affording cigarettes it's like anything in life, if you want it you will find the money for it. I don't buy cigarettes at the expense of not buying other things. I get them mainly duty free and they cost me about £160 a month. Some people may spend that in a weekend out drinking.

I don't force anyone else to smoke, I enjoy having a cigarette whether it be in my car, house or on my horses. The only person I am hurting is myself so as far as I'm concerned I don't care what anyone else thinks :)
 
I smoke roll ups and have and will continue, to have at least one cigarette on a long hack, I can manage to sit correctly on the horse at the same time as smoking (perhaps from watching my old instructor all those years ago :) ). I am far more concerned about people who cannot sit right without a fag, ignore all around them and have no horse sense at all! And as for common, I can think of some ladies who hunt with our local pack who would laugh their collective socks off at that :D
 
But we dont go home and beat up our other half and kids because we have had a few smokes like some addictions do, but thats okay apparently
 
I must look an awful chav in my lovely Ariat boots and matching jacket to ride. Always ride in breeches and tie my hair up. Horse always brushed and tack always clean. Then I go and spoil it all by smoking a cigarette for 5 mins. Damn. Just when I hoped people would think I was sophiscated and uncommon .......I had better start riding in jogging bottoms and Ugg boots, don't want anyone thinking I'm not skanky or rough.
 
Not sure how a thread about whether it's okay to smoke while riding ends up as yet another have-a-go-at-people-on-benefits bitchfest.

I'm out of here. If people want to smoke while they ride, I don't consider that my concern. However snobbery and ill-informed ignorant ranting about benefits disgust me.
 
Don't smoke anymore.
Would never have smoked whilst riding, handling horses, or in a stable or barn. Far too safety conscious.
Have never used my phone whilst riding and wouldn't wear headphones whilst riding or handling horses for the same reason, it only takes an instant of not paying full attention around horses for a disaster to occur why take unnecessary risks?
 
FionaM12, do read the thead again, benefit street is a prime example how smoking can look ugly the way it is portrayed in the picture and by those being unemployed when we all know how expensive smoking has become. No one is pointing fingers at folk who are on benefits it sadly is part of life. If you lived in my country there is no such thing as benefits, or nhs, basically you just starve, or resort to thieving, bit sad really.
 
I have had to claim benefits before so I would not shove everyone in a situation in the same basket I was talking about that particular programme and a particular type of person not everyone.
 
I personally don't care what other people do on their own horses unless it's beating the cr4p out of them. If people want to smoke on their horse, or eat donuts or pick their nose, that's entirely up to them! And my liveries can do whatever they like on my yard so long as they don't endanger anyone or anything. No smoking by any of the barns obviously; I have loads of picnic tables all around the farm for smokers to sit at. None of my clients are stupid enough to have to *tell* them where to smoke. I ride out with a few smokers and if they want to light up on a ride, it wouldn't even occur to me to think anything tbh, just that they fancy a smoke.
 
I have a friend on benefits (do not confuse this with friends with benefits please) she smokes at least 20 a day. Recently she said she had no money for food for the week. She still managed to smoke all week. However I did still lend her £50 as smoking is hard to stop and I didn't want to see her starve. Personally I wouldn't put buying cigarettes before food and bills though.
 
Spring feather - Could i be a livery on your yard, it sounds so relaxing which is the way to enjoy horses.

However we werent talking about the cost of smoking or even smoking before eating, if you watch the programme the people smoking on the programme make smoking look awful which is maybe how smoking looks to non smokers, now theres a thought ladyt25.
 
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ladyt25 said:
Skanky, rough, awful? Are they better words to describe it then? :-) Just my opinion I suppose. People who I have seen doing it just seem to have this attitude that they believe they are 'cool' and look good when in fact it looks god awful. Unfortunately, in my experience, those people I!ve known who ride with fag in mouth also seem to be those who are rather brutal when it comes to their belief of horsemanship and how a horse should be ridden. Hey, maybe that's just my bad experience.
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Then you dear lady, must know some highly undesirable people in the Leeds area. For example Henry Cecil smoked like a chimney, would you class him as brutal when it came to his belief in horsemanship? Ridiculous assumption, but then I have never been to Leeds.
 
I am surprised too about how many do! I actually don't know many people that smoke and the horsey people I know have never smoked around horses (but I guess I lead quite a sheltered life keeping my horses at home!)

As a non smoker I find the concept of smoking horrible anyway and to do it actually on a horse horrifies me.

But... I am sure I do lots of things that horrifies other people. And as long as no one does it on my yard or near my horse, each to their own...
 
I smoke on my horses if I feel like it, I drink on them too. I don't tend to do both at the same time though - not enough free hands :)

My yard, my rules, my choice. What rules anyone else wants to have on their yard is up to them.
 
putasocinit said:
Spring feather - Could i be a livery on your yard, it sounds so relaxing which is the way to enjoy horses.
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Well it's my home as well and I can't be doing with ridiculous drama, and neither can my liveries which is probably why this farm runs at full capacity all year round and liveries never leave unless they're moving a million miles away. I like my farm just the way it is and it seems, so do others :smile3:
 
Jesus H. Christ. If I want to smoke a ciggy, make a call on my mobile and have a conversation with my riding companion all at the same time, I will. It's called MULTITASKING!
 
errrrrrrr Well yes im a smoker and i can safely say that both my knowledge and riding are far from brutal. And yes i am safety concious never once smoking on any yard etc so mmmmmm my choice to smoke where if and when appropriate i believe as a 50 year old hardworking employed reasonably intelligent person :)
 
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